Election Day

The Siskiyou County Clerk's office was abuzz with activity yesterday as employees engaged in election preparations and a steady stream of residents came through the door to drop off mail-in ballots.

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By John Bowman

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA

By John Bowman

Posted Nov. 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2012 at 12:42 PM

By John Bowman

Posted Nov. 6, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Updated Nov 6, 2012 at 12:42 PM

YREKA

The Siskiyou County Clerk's office was abuzz with activity yesterday as employees engaged in election preparations and a steady stream of residents came through the door to drop off mail-in ballots.

And – with everything from the U.S. presidency, congressional seats, state legislature races and state propositions, to local city offices, school board races and local measures – it seemed that everyone else in the county was talking about today's election as well.

In a room adjacent to the main County Clerk's office, several employees sat around a table Monday counting and verifying mail-in ballots. County Clerk Colleen Setzer said her office has been preparing for today since July.

While she and her employees have been working hard, in the office and around the county, to ensure an efficient and fair election process, Setzer reminds voters that it isn't realistic to expect that final results for all local elections will be available by the end of the day Tuesday. She said the county has sent out 16,606 mail-in ballots and, as of Friday, only 9,530 of them had been received and counted, and they'll keep coming in until the polls close.

Setzer said "preliminary" results will likely be available for most races by Wednesday morning, though unexpected delays could occur and close votes may take longer to finalize. The clerk's office will also post periodic updates to their election website throughout Tuesday evening. She would also like to remind voters that mail-in ballots must be in the county's possession by 8 p.m. on Tuesday in order to be valid and counted.

Setzer would also like to remind Lake Shastina voters that their polling place has changed location this year (see below).

Polling places

The following is a list of polling place locations across Siskiyou County. They will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. today. The sites will be open for voters to cast their ballots and to accept completed vote-by-mail ballots. Additionally, the Siskiyou County Clerk's Office, 510 N. Main St., Yreka will be open to serve voters today from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Vote-by-mail ballots can also be dropped off at the clerk's office during those hours. Contact the Siskiyou County Clerk's Office at 842-8084 if you need directions to any of these locations.